Fragments of nuclear chromatin in these entities are known as Howell-Jolly bodies, and their membranes are a location of the Band 3 protein. Antibodies attached to their surface can be detected in the direct Coombs test. Polycythemia [POL-ee-si-THEE-me-ah] is a condition in which there is a higher than normal concentration of these cells, whose flexible shape is due to spectrin. These cells lack a
Fragments of nuclear chromatin in these entities are known as Howell-Jolly bodies, and their membranes are a location of the Band 3 protein. Antibodies attached to their surface can be detected in the direct Coombs test. Polycythemia [POL-ee-si-THEE-me-ah] is a condition in which there is a higher than normal concentration of these cells, whose flexible shape is due to spectrin. These cells lack a nucleus in humans, and their shape is affected in sickle-cell disease. For 10 points, name these disk-shaped cells that contain hemoglobin and transport oxygen.
Fragments of nuclear chromatin in these entities are known as Howell-Jolly bodies, and their membranes are a location of the Band 3 protein.
{red blood} cells [or {RBCs}; or {erythrocytes}]